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verb-intransitive. To be proper, appropriate, or suitable: A napkin belongs at every place setting.

verb-intransitive. To be in an appropriate situation or environment: That plant belongs outdoors.

verb-intransitive. To be a member of a group, such as a club.

verb-intransitive. To fit into a group naturally: No matter what I did, I just didn't belong.

verb-intransitive. To have in one's possession. Often used with to: "The earth belongs to the living” ( Thomas Jefferson).

verb-intransitive. To be a part of something else: These blades belong to the food processor.

v. To have its proper place.

v. (of a person) To be accepted in a group.

v. (followed by to) To be a part of a group.

v. (followed by to) To be the property of.

v. (followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of.

v. (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol means belongs to.

v. To be deserved by.

preposition. Of, belonging to.

verb-intransitive. To be the property of.

verb-intransitive. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service.

verb-intransitive. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to.

verb-intransitive. To be suitable for; to be due to.

verb-intransitive. To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by the parish or town.

v. To be deserved by.

To go along with anything, or accompany it as an adjunct or attribute; pertain; appertain; be a property (of); be in the power or at the disposal (of).

To be the concern or proper business (of); appertain (to): as, it belongs to John Doe to prove the title.

To be appendant (to); be connected (with); be a special relation (to): as, a beam or rafter belongs to such a frame, or to such a place in the building.

To be suitable; be due.

To have a settled residence (in); be domiciled (in); specifically, have a legal residence, settlement, or inhabitancy (in), whether by birth or operation of law, so as to be chargeable upon the parish or town: said of a pauper, or one likely to become such.

To be a native (of); have original residence (in).

To have its (or one's) proper place; be resident: as, this book belongs on the top shelf; I belong here (in this house or town).

v. be a part or adjunct

v. be suitable or acceptable

v. be owned by; be in the possession of

v. be in the right place or situation

v. be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place)

v. be rightly classified in a class or category

"The former _stand for_ nouns, and never belong to them; the latter _belong to_ nouns, and never stand for them."

belonged    belonging    belongs   

be   

pertain    inhere    appertain   

belonged    belonging    belongingness   

pertain    appertain    behove    befall    attach   

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